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AFC 17: Kamei vs Jones PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Roxas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taioko Jokokoshima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Counter striker
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Roxas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Taioko Jokokoshima!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokokoshima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roxas.
Jokokoshima throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jokokoshima drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jokokoshima trying to control the position but Roxas is working away.
Roxas is trying to improve his position.
Jokokoshima trying to control the action but Roxas is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roxas is looking to regain half guard here but Jokokoshima keeps moving and retains side control.
Jokokoshima wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roxas keeps working.
I wouldn't like to be where Roxas is right now.
Jokokoshima tries for a kimura but Roxas is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokokoshima is looking to take a break and control but Roxas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Roxas keeps Jokokoshima under control for a moment.
Jokokoshima is looking to take a break and control but Roxas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Taioko Jokokoshima hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Roxas.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jokokoshima is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Roxas working the body and head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roxas is putting a hurting on Jokokoshima here, landing some big shots from side control.
Roxas lands a few punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roxas controlling the position from side mount.
Roxas wants to control but Jokokoshima is keeping him busy.
Roxas working the head with strikes.
It looks like Taioko Jokokoshima has been cut.
Jokokoshima tries to improve position but can't.
Roxas is trying to get an arm triangle but Jokokoshima is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roxas tries for a kimura but Jokokoshima is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Roxas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taioko Jokokoshima's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jokokoshima drives through with a takedown into Roxas's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jokokoshima wants to stand but Roxas has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jokokoshima tries to free his leg and advance position but Roxas is retaining full guard.
Jokokoshima trying to control the position from guard on top but Roxas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jokokoshima preventing the sweep.
Jokokoshima trying to control the position from guard on top but Roxas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taioko Jokokoshima has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A combination from Jokokoshima does no damage.
Jokokoshima fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jokokoshima feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Roxas's calf.
Roxas gets caught napping as Jokokoshima dives in and scores a takedown. Roxas manages to retain guard.
Roxas keeping moving, preventing Jokokoshima from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Roxas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roxas controlling the position.
Taioko Jokokoshima has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Roxas feints and as Jokokoshima raises his hands in defense, Roxas changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Roxas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jokokoshima looking to control.
Jokokoshima throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Roxas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roxas landing some decent shots from guard.
Roxas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Roxas works over Jokokoshima with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokokoshima utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sean Roxas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jokokoshima looking for a guillotine here but Roxas defends easily.
Jokokoshima is breathing heavily.
Roxas cracks Jokokoshima with a solid left hand.
Roxas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jokokoshima can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Roxas controls the pace.
Roxas trying to control but Jokokoshima is working from the bottom.
Roxas slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roxas advances position into side control!
Roxas connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jokokoshima some visible discomfort.
That has opened up Taioko Jokokoshima's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roxas connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jokokoshima some visible discomfort.
Roxas working the head and body with strikes.
Taioko Jokokoshima's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Taioko Jokokoshima's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sean Roxas!
Sean Roxas gave a mention to 1337 ANZAC in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonah Lomu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sekhmakh Mubarak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sekhmakh Mubarak will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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275 lbs
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252 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonah Lomu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sekhmakh Mubarak!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mubarak moves into the clinch.
Lomu has clasped his hands together around Mubarak's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lomu is putting a hurting on Mubarak here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lomu scores with punches from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lomu throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lomu in side control, throwing shots but Mubarak defends.
Lomu is looking to take a break and control but Mubarak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lomu lands some shots froms side control.
Lomu working the ground and pound from side control.
An elbow from Lomu crashes against the mat.
Lomu prevents Mubarak from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomu is looking to take a break and control but Mubarak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mubarak defending against the ground and pound.
Lomu throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lomu lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lomu sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mubarak is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lomu is looking to take a break and control but Mubarak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mubarak seems a little lost for a moment, as Lomu dominates the positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomu in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lomu throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mubarak is looking to reverse the position.
Mubarak managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lomu.
Mubarak defending against the ground and pound.
Lomu is putting a hurting on Mubarak here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lomu working the strikes but Mubarak uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Lomu is trying to control the action in half guard but Mubarak is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lomu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lomu perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lomu lands with a punch from half guard.
Lomu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lomu is trying to control. Mubarak wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lomu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lomu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mubarak does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lomu thows a huge punch but Mubarak dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mubarak avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lomu.
Lomu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lomu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lomu controlling the pace.
Lomu throwing shots but Mubarak is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lomu is nestled in close to Mubarak, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lomu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mubarak looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mubarak won't allow Lomu to pass to mount.
Mubarak keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonah Lomu dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mubarak misses with a wild combination.
Lomu connects with a leg kick. Mubarak looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lomu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mubarak. That did some damage!
Lomu scores a takedown into full mount!
Lomu punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lomu is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mubarak is bucking up trying to escape but Lomu cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mubarak is rocked!
Lomu controlling the position easily from mount.
Mubarak is still in real trouble! Can Lomu finish him?
Lomu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mubarak?
Mubarak is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomu is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Mubarak goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Lomu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jonah Lomu!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chi Ho Kam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Franks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chi Ho Kam could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Daniel Franks's chin.
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130 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chi Ho Kam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Franks!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho Kam connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Ho Kam finds it's way through Franks's defenses.
Ho Kam scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Franks tries to close the distance and clinch but Ho Kam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ho Kam really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Franks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ho Kam connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ho Kam darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Franks is rocked!
Ho Kam shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ho Kam was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Franks is still in real trouble! Can Ho Kam finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ho Kam takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Franks seems to have recovered his senses.
Ho Kam with a couple of short strikes.
Ho Kam takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ho Kam is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Franks has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ho Kam working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Franks turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Ho Kam off and cradles Franks's limp body as Ho Kam celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Chi Ho Kam!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Korczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Quisenberry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Lukasz Korczynski has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukasz Korczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Javier Quisenberry!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korczynski fails to land with a series of punches.
Korczynski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quisenberry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Korczynski counters with a nice uppercut.
Korczynski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quisenberry closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Korczynski's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Korczynski wants to stand up but Quisenberry is controlling him.
Quisenberry wants to pass the guard but Korczynski is keeping the position.
Korczynski wants to get back to his feet but Quisenberry is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Quisenberry makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Quisenberry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Korczynski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quisenberry trying to control the position from guard on top but Korczynski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Korczynski wants to stand and escape but Quisenberry is having none of it.
Quisenberry trying to control the position from guard on top but Korczynski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Quisenberry scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Korczynski is looking to stand up but Quisenberry isn't so interested in that idea.
Korczynski is breathing heavily.
Quisenberry scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Korczynski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Quisenberry trying to control but Korczynski is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quisenberry works over Korczynski with some ground and pound from guard.
Quisenberry passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Quisenberry working the body and head with strikes.
Quisenberry in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Korczynski taking punishment in the form of punches.
Korczynski gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Korczynski is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Quisenberry can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Korczynski is looking to escape.
Quisenberry controlling the pace for now.
Quisenberry is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Korczynski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quisenberry working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Quisenberry is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Korczynski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
You get the feeling that Korczynski really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Quisenberry scoring with strikes but Korczynski is staying in there.
Korczynski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Quisenberry landing strikes from the mount.
Quisenberry with a couple of short strikes.
Quisenberry is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Korczynski can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Quisenberry trying to control but Korczynski is having none of it.
Quisenberry scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Korczynski?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quisenberry lands with some strikes.
Quisenberry lands a heavy elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Korczynski is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Quisenberry looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Quisenberry postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Korczynski looks a forlorn figure.
Quisenberry breaks from Korczynski's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quisenberry cracks Korczynski with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Korczynski is in a horrible position here. Quisenberry smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The referee warns Korczynski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Quisenberry dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Quisenberry shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Korczynski's guard.
Korczynski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Quisenberry is controlling him.
Korczynski pushes Quisenberry off and gets back to his feet.
Korczynski stuffs the takedown attempt from Quisenberry. Quisenberry gets slowly back to his feet.
Korczynski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Quisenberry's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice sprawl there from Korczynski as Quisenberry shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quisenberry slips a jab and a cross from Korczynski.
Korczynski tries to clinch there but Quisenberry circles away.
Quisenberry misses with a takedown
and Korczynski counters with a two punch combo.
Lukasz Korczynski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Quisenberry.
Korczynski drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Korczynski is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Quisenberry knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Quisenberry gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quisenberry manages to get to full guard.
Quisenberry has his feet on Korczynski's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Quisenberry misses with a takedown attempt - Korczynski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Korczynski does no damage.
Lukasz Korczynski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Korczynski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Quisenberry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Korczynski throws a right hand that Quisenberry ducks under and follows up with a left that Quisenberry also avoids with ease.
Korczynski leaves Quisenberry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Korczynski stuffs the takedown attempt from Quisenberry. Quisenberry gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korczynski scoring well with a low kick there.
Korczynski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quisenberry feints and as Korczynski raises his hands in defense, Quisenberry changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Korczynski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Quisenberry wants to control from the top but Korczynski keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quisenberry passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Javier Quisenberry will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Korczynski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Quisenberry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quisenberry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Korczynski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Korczynski lands a nice looking body shot.
Quisenberry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Quisenberry fails with a takedown attempt.
Lukasz Korczynski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Quisenberry.
Korczynski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quisenberry.
Quisenberry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quisenberry slips a jab and a cross from Korczynski.
Korczynski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Quisenberry tries to score a power double leg takedown but Korczynski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Quisenberry somewhat.
Quisenberry swats away the attempt to clinch by Korczynski.
Korczynski throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Quisenberry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korczynski wants to clinch up but Quisenberry keeps it at a distance.
Quisenberry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Korczynski. Korczynski obviously looking to wear him down.
Javier Quisenberry is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Korczynski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Korczynski lands a head kick. Quisenberry smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Quisenberry fails with the takedown.
A head kick misses from Korczynski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quisenberry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Quisenberry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Korczynski delivers a nice body kick.
Korczynski scores with a head kick. Quisenberry tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Korczynski misses with a double jab.
Quisenberry shoots in and bounces Korczynski off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korczynski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Quisenberry controls the pace.
Korczynski keeping moving, preventing Quisenberry from controlling successfully.
Quisenberry stops Korczynski from standing up.
Quisenberry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Korczynski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Korczynski wants to stand and escape but Quisenberry is having none of it.
Lukasz Korczynski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Javier Quisenberry.
Korczynski throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lukasz Korczynski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Quisenberry has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Quisenberry!
In his post fight interview, Javier Quisenberry started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Geddes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justice comes to the cage accompanied by Westside Connection - Bow Down . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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19
217 lbs
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210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Geddes!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Justice.
Justice works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Justice fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Geddes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Geddes fails with the takedown.
Geddes takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justice tests Geddes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body punch from Justice.
Justice fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Geddes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Justice lands with a shot to the body.
Geddes looks gassed!
Justice digs a good body shot into Geddes's ribs.
Justice dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Geddes. That did some damage!
A jab from Justice does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice jabs at Geddes's body.
Geddes shoots in but Justice avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Justice jabs Geddes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Justice is looking to wear down Geddes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Geddes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Justice cracks Geddes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as Justice lands an impressive looking overhand right. Geddes doesn't seem phased though.
Justice walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Geddes drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Justice swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Geddes's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Justice!
Our winner, Ivan Justice, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Phill Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wallace Barrowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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138 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Phill Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wallace Barrowman!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrowman lands a high kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
Barrowman is rocked!
It looks like Wallace Barrowman has been cut.
Smith misses with a combination
and Barrowman counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Barrowman stuffs the takedown.
Barrowman tries a head kick but it misses.
Barrowman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith tries to clinch but Barrowman is having none of it.
Smith sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Smith tries to clinch
and Barrowman counters with a nice body kick.
Smith darts in and clinches Barrowman up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrowman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barrowman tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barrowman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith wants to clinch up but Barrowman keeps it at a distance.
Smith tries to bum rush Barrowman with a series of wild strikes but Barrowman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Phill Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smith tries to clinch there but Barrowman circles away.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barrowman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Barrowman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barrowman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barrowman scores with a body shot.
Smith is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch up but Barrowman circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Wallace Barrowman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barrowman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrowman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barrowmans head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Barrowman tries to tie him up.
Smith lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barrowman tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Smith.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Smith trying to control the action but Barrowman is working from the bottom.
Smith lands an elbow.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Barrowman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is working Barrowman over with some ground and pound from side control.
Smith is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Barrowman will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrowman is not content to let Smith control the position.
Smith tries to score with some ground and pound. Barrowman controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Smith throws a strike aimed at the side of Barrowman's head but Barrowman avoids it well.
Smith remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Smith trying to control the position but Barrowman is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phill Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wallace Barrowman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barrowman throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Smith takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barrowman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barrowman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Phill Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barrowman delivers a nice body kick.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Barrowman is out of range.
Barrowman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Barrowman counters with a big head kick but Smith shrugs it off.
Barrowman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrowman keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Barrowman.
Barrowman missing with knees to the body.
Barrowman tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
Barrowman tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barrowman backwards.
Barrowman can't break the clinch.
Barrowman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smith is keeping busy.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Barrowman breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Barrowman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barrowman keeps Smith at a distance using the push kick.
Smith tries to clinch but Barrowman moves out of range.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Phill Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barrowman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Barrowman circles away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barrowman looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barrowman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barrowman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barrowman, pushing him back against the cage.
Smith tries to stall but Barrowman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barrowman blocks an elbow strike.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith wants to clinch up but Barrowman keeps it at a distance.
Smith tries to clinch up but Barrowman circles away and keeps his distance.
Barrowman moves into the clinch.
Smith is working for takedown but Barrowman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barrowman's efforts to push away.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barrowman avoids it.
Phill Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smith will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Smith holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Barrowman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith clinches up against the cage.
Barrowman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Barrowman takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith leaning his opponent against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Smith.
Smith is trying to trip Barrowman. He has hold of a leg but Barrowman is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Smith persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Smith pushes down on Barrowman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith works his way into full mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Barrowman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Barrowman wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phill Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wallace Barrowman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Smith rushes Barrowman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barrowman wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Barrowman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barrowman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith clinches up with Barrowman and pushes him back against the cage.
Smith stalling in the clinch.
Smith turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Smith manages to end up in side control.
Smith trying to control the position but Barrowman is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Smith.
Smith tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Barrowman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith in side control, throwing shots but Barrowman defends.
Smith just content to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barrowman dodges the ground and pound from Smith.
Smith working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ground and pound from Smith seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Barrowman is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barrowman keeps working.
Smith tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smith lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Barrowman down.
Smith trying to control the action but Barrowman is working from the bottom.
Smith tries to move into full mount but can't pass Barrowman's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith cracks Barrowman with a big right hand but Barrowman just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Barrowman parries the strikes from Smith easily there. Smith is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Barrowman to escape.
Smith creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Barrowman sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Barrowman is not content to let Smith control the position.
Smith is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Barrowman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Barrowman is not content to let Smith control the position.
Phill Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith advances to mount.
Smith has control of Barrowman's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Barrowman regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Barrowman's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith controlling his opponent.
Wallace Barrowman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith looking to control but Barrowman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phill Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phill Smith!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Meoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Bowron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Bowron is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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25
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Meoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Bowron!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowron scores a takedown into full mount!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bowron is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Meoff has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Meoff is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Bowron locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Meoff is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryan Bowron!
Our winner, Ryan Bowron, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kosh Joscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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182 lbs
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kosh Joscheck!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Joscheck with a poor takedown
and Sanchez counters with a left and a right that stings Joscheck.
Thiago Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joscheck.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
Sanchez cracks Joscheck with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sanchez works the jab nicely.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Joscheck moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joscheck takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Joscheck staying out of range there.
Joscheck takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Joscheck takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sanchez throws a jab when Joscheck was well out of range.
Joscheck uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands with a straight right. Joscheck didn't see that one coming.
Joscheck shoots and misses
and Sanchez counters with a one-two to the body.
Thiago Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez works Joscheck's body with a nice hook.
Sanchez cracks Joscheck with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Joscheck looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Sanchez finish him?
Joscheck is rocked!
It looks like Kosh Joscheck has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Joscheck is defended easily by Sanchez.
Joscheck is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanchez finish him?
Thiago Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kosh Joscheck.
Joscheck takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Joscheck seems to have recovered his senses.
Joscheck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Joscheck shoots and misses
and Joscheck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joscheck is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sanchez is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Joscheck.
Joscheck has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sanchez finds it's way round the side to connect with Joscheck's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joscheck dives in and grabs Sanchez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sanchez pushes down on Joscheck's head and hops out.
Joscheck looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez throws a hook but Joscheck avoids it easily.
Joscheck takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sanchez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Joscheck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a lovely overhand right.
Joscheck on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sanchez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joscheck tries for a takedown but Sanchez circles away easily
and Sanchez counters with a two punch combo.
Nice uppercut there from Sanchez.
Joscheck has his takedown stuffed
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Joscheck shoots in and drives through. Sanchez sprawls well.
Joscheck moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Joscheck is defended easily by Sanchez.
Joscheck on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joscheck circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez leaves Joscheck with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Joscheck takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Joscheck's head but Joscheck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joscheck moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Joscheck misses with a takedown attempt - Sanchez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sanchez with a jab.
Sanchez takes a swing at Joscheck's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Joscheck on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joscheck tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sanchez swivels and escapes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
Sanchez lands with a straight right. Joscheck didn't see that one coming.
Joscheck slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kosh Joscheck's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Joscheck will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sanchez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Joscheck doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Joscheck.
Sanchez throws out a powerful jab.
Sanchez with a nice cross.
Sanchez cracks Joscheck with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sanchez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Joscheck is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Sanchez as he connects with a hook.
Joscheck is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanchez finish him?
Joscheck is breathing heavily.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Joscheck moved out of range.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Joscheck takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sanchez slaps away a takedown attempt from Joscheck, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thiago Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kosh Joscheck.
A shot to the liver by Sanchez. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez scores with a nice right hand.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joscheck shoots for a double leg takedown but Sanchez sprawls well. He's pushed Joscheck's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Joscheck has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Joscheck there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sanchez scores with a nice strike.
Joscheck shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A right-left combo lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sanchez misses the jab.
Joscheck fails with the takedown.
Joscheck on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sanchez looks to land a combination. Joscheck sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Joscheck seems to have recovered his senses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Joscheck is defended easily by Sanchez.
Sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Joscheck or perhaps it was just good defense by Sanchez which made him look bad.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joscheck walks into a jab.
Sanchez feints a jab promting Joscheck to slip. Sanchez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Joscheck slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez throws a combination. Joscheck tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Joscheck shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanchez tries to sprawl out of it but Joscheck keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanchez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanchez leaves Joscheck with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a punch to the head.
Sanchez jabs at Joscheck's body.
Joscheck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joscheck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Joscheck has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Joscheck's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sanchez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Joscheck scrambles back to his feet.
Joscheck gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sanchez counters with a nice body shot.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joscheck can do to turn this around?
Sanchez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Joscheck tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sanchez swivels and escapes.
Thiago Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez connects with a body shot.
Sanchez lands an overhand right.
Sanchez throws a shot to the body.
Sanchez digs a good hook to Joscheck's body.
Sanchez dips to his left and cracks Joscheck with an uppercut!
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Joscheck shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Joscheck with a series of wild strikes but Joscheck uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Joscheck dives in and grabs Sanchez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sanchez pushes down on Joscheck's head and hops out.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Sanchez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kosh Joscheck's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joscheck.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Sanchez lands a nice shot that snaps Joscheck's head back.
Joscheck shoots in for a double leg but Sanchez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joscheck moves away.
Joscheck shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sanchez sprawls well. Sanchez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Joscheck gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joscheck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Joscheck back to the cage. Sanchez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Joscheck shoots in but no luck this time.
Thiago Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kosh Joscheck.
Joscheck shoots in but Sanchez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sanchez catches Joscheck with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Joscheck on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Joscheck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joscheck has a takedown stuffed.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Joscheck might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sanchez has got the better of the exchanges.
Sanchez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Joscheck misses with a takedown attempt
and Joscheck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Joscheck. Joscheck circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez leaves Joscheck with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
A cross from Sanchez lands.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Joscheck is out of range.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thiago Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Joscheck shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanchez tries to sprawl out of it but Joscheck keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanchez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Joscheck shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the body.
Joscheck fails with the takedown
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thiago Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good standup being displayed there by Sanchez as he connects with a hook.
Kosh Joscheck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A decent looking cross lands there for Sanchez.
Joscheck throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Joscheck misses with a takedown
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joscheck circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Joscheck moved out of range.
Sanchez throws a hook but Joscheck blocks it.
Joscheck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Joscheck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Joscheck is out of range.
Joscheck defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Joscheck shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joscheck throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Joscheck missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanchez scores with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanchez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Sanchez!
Thiago Sanchez took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koichi Kamei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Koichi Kamei's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Koichi Kamei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamei misses with a looping right.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Kamei.
Kamei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kamei as he jumps to the side.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Kamei manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Koichi Kamei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Jones.
Kamei scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Matt Jones has been cut.
Kamei misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Kamei lands with a good body shot.
Jones dives in and grabs Kamei's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kamei pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones looks gassed!
Kamei attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kamei throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Kamei connects with a nice looking jab.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kamei thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Kamei connects with a combination that backs up Jones into the cage. Kamei lands a flurry of punches that gets past Jones's guard. Jones is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Kamei bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Koichi Kamei!
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